Palettes / Colors / #DCBBF4

#DCBBF4 — Pale Purple

#DCBBF4 is a purple color we call Pale Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #DCBBF4 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DCBBF4 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D4F4BD; it also sits naturally between #C2BDF4 and #F4BDF0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 73% · Blue 96%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DCBBF4

.text { color: #DCBBF4; }
.background { background-color: #DCBBF4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCBBF4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 187, 244); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 72%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCBBF4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 187, 244, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCBBF4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 187, 244, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCBBF4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCBBF4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4F4BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCBBF4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCBBF4

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #DCBBF4 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DCBBF4 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCBBF3  ·  #DCBBF5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCBBF4?

#DCBBF4 is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 187, 244). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCBBF4?

#DCBBF4 is RGB 220, 187, 244 — HSL 275°, 72%, 85% — CMYK 10%, 23%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #DCBBF4?

Its complement is #D4F4BD; analogous partners are #C2BDF4 and #F4BDF0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCBBF4 for text?

Black text on #DCBBF4 has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.